Discipline the game in Andrews' power play

His party may not have always been on its best behaviour during its first term of power, but Daniel Andrews is a disciplined and focused man.

After four years of weathering Labor's self-inflicted controversies - chauffeured dogs, rorting parliamentary allowances, a never-ending battle with the firefighters union - the Victorian premier has had a lot of practice at bulldozing through questions with a 'nothing to see here' air.

But in the run up to Saturday's state election, Labor's house got in order and Mr Andrews led a well-oiled machine.

He stuck to his guns on "our positive and optimistic plan" and refused to give oxygen to the $388,000 rorts-for-votes scandal that lingers from 2014 "as this is an ongoing investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment".

Until two leaders' debates in the final week of campaigning, Mr Andrews never publicly said his opponent Matthew Guy's name.

But as well as being disciplined, the 46-year-old has tried to show a softer side, making family life a focus.

At Labor's campaign launch, Mr Andrews was introduced by wife Cath and their three children.

When the big, red Labor-branded bus started touring Victoria the next day, the couple got on board and headed to Mr Andrews' hometown of Wangaratta for lunch with his mum, Jan.

The kids have occasionally tagged along, patting dogs and looking comfortable in the spotlight.

And they've been used as anecdotes in his pitch to make life easier and better for Victorians.

His father's death showed him patients deserve better access to treatment closer to their regional communities, and he was grateful of the work of children's hospitals after his son's skateboard injury.

If the polls are to be believed, Mr Andrews will be returned as premier on Saturday night and will double its proportion of debt to carry on Labor's ambitious infrastructure and energy plans.

"I have never taken anything for granted in my life, I won't take Victorians for granted," Mr Andrews told ABC on Friday.

"A handful of votes and seats, that's why we will work hard until 6pm tomorrow night."

It's a win Mr Andrews has been working towards all of his adult life.

After growing up in regional Victoria, he finished high school at Wangaratta, then moved to Melbourne to attend Monash University.

By the mid-1990s he was working in politics, first as an electorate officer, then in the Australian Labor Party as an organiser and assistant state secretary.

Once elected in 2002, Mr Andrews spent his first term as a parliamentary secretary before entering the ministry from 2006, responsible for gaming, consumer affairs, multicultural affairs and health.

He spent four years as opposition leader before claiming the state's top political job in 2014.

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WHO IS DANIEL MICHAEL ANDREWS?

Age: 46

Electorate: Mulgrave, southeast Melbourne

Education: Galen College, Monash University

Career before parliament: Electorate officer and Australian Labor Party official

Political career: First elected in 2002, spent first term as parliamentary secretary for health before being promoted to the ministry in 2006. Minister for health from 2007-2010 and then opposition leader after the 2010 election loss before becoming premier in 2014

Family: Met wife Catherine at Monash University's Mannix College and they married in 1998. They have three children, Noah, Grace and Joseph.